Ethiopia’s defence ministry has dismissed viral reports that its troops were responsible for the gruesome massacre of 15 men in the northern Tigray region.
From video evidence shot near the historic city of Axum, the BBC and CNN and other media outlets concluded that Ethiopian soldiers had shot unarmed men at point-blank range before pushing their bodies off a cliff.
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Brigadier General Kuma Mideksa alleged that the footage was fabricated by Tigrayan TPLF forces wearing stolen uniforms.
The denial however is largely empty and lacking in facts …
This was confirmed by former Bayern star and now sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic.
The 32-year-old’s deal at Bayern runs out at the end of the season and he will be able to sign for another club on a free transfer.
‘Jerome’s contract expires in the summer. It will not be extended,’ Salihamidzic told Sky in Germany before Bayern’s clash against PSG in the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday.
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The bodies of 12 people, possibly foreigners, were on Thursday found beheaded in the Mozambican town of Palma that was attacked by militant Islamists last month, a local police commander has revealed.
The local police officer by name, Pedro da Silva showed journalists the spot where he said he had buried the 12.
‘They were tied up and beheaded here,’ he said in footage broadcast by state TV on Wednesday.
He was also quoted as saying that he believed the 12 were foreigners because they were white, but he could not be sure of their nationalities.
The 12 bodies were …
Mauro Falconi on Thursday became the 4th Minister that would leave the position as the head of the Health Ministry in Ecuador in just 40 days.
Falconi resigned less than three weeks on the job following in the footsteps of his predecessor.
Falconi is the third health minister to resign in some 40 days.
Reports from the Local media reported major issues on Tuesday and Wednesday with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine rollout in Quito, where senior citizens were made to wait over eight hours in line before being inoculated.
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Newspaper El …
Mike Pence has signed a deal to write an autobiography revealing details of his experience as US vice president in the Trump administration amidst growing speculations that he would take a shot at the top job in 2024.
Publisher Simon & Schuster on Thursday stated that the agreement was reportedly worth at least $3 million would see the Ex-Presient pen down two books.
Pence, 61, is a conservative Republican widely believed to be considering a presidential run of his own in 2024, and a pre-election memoir would fulfill a step traditionally taken by American politicos mulling higher office.
In a …
International industrialist and Chairman of the United Bank of Africa (UBA) Tony Elumelu has stressed the need to unlock the potential of youths in Nigeria and Africa generally, stating that failure to do that could be disastrous.
The banking Czar said this in an address he delivered to 21,000 youth at the Joshua Generation International Youth Conference organised by the Anglican Church at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State.
According to him, youth restiveness remains a ticking time-bomb in the continent, noting that countries in the region continue to face issues around extremism, banditry, robbery, senseless killing, kidnapping, and …
The Pan Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Wednesday, distanced itself from any purported endorsement of any aspirant for the 2023 presidential election.
The clarification became necessary following a viral statement by the leader of South West Agenda, (SWAGA) Senator Dayo Adeyeye, where he claimed that his group secured the support of Afenifere for its candidate during a visit to Pa Ruben Fasoranti, erstwhile Afenifere leader on Tuesday.
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In a statement by its Director of Communications, Sola Lawal, the Yoruba organisation emphasized that the group was still mourning the demise of its …
The Federal of Nigeria on Thursday Government presented provisional licences to the 20 new private universities which were recently approved by Federal Executive Council.
The licenses, which were presented to the universities on Thursday in Abuja, bring the total number of private universities in the west African country to 99.
On the other hand, the total number of universities in Nigeria is now 193.
Recall that the Federal Executive Council in February 2021, approved the establishment of 20 new private universities.
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Speaking at the presentation, the Minister of Education, …
Nigeria’s Minister for Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said that banditry, the Boko Haram insurgency, and general insecurity in the country is the reason many secessionist groups are seeking to break away from Nigeria.
The minister made the claim in his opening remarks at a town hall on national security organised by his Ministry, which was held in Kaduna,
Mohammed appealed to Nigerians to be united against insecurity rather than consider dismembering the country.
The theme of the meeting was tagged ‘Setting Benchmarks for Enhanced Security and National Unity in Nigeria.’
Explaining the aims of the meeting, the …
The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied torturing Sa’idu Afaka, President Muhammadu Buhari’s driver to death.
In a statement, Peter Afunanya, the Public Relations Officer, insisted Afaka was never arrested or detained by the Service.
The spokesman said ‘it is a known fact’ that the agency does not torture suspects.
‘Its suspect handling method is usually in compliance with the tenets of the criminal justice administration system and democracy,’ he said.
Afunanya referred to the announcement by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, that Afaka died after a prolonged illness.
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Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, on Thursday, confirmed that the eight members of the church who were kidnapped in Kaduna State have been released.
Recall that 8 members of RCCG, Region 30, Trinity Sanctuary, Kaduna, were attacked on March 26 near Doka along the Kachia-Kafanchan Road, on their way to a programme.
The abductors had also demanded ₦50m ransom for their release.
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But the cleric on Thursday in a tweet said the members have been freed and were taken …
The national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said that the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha, has ensured the role of the First Lady is never questioned.
Tinubu stated this at the public presentation of Aisha’s biography tagged, ‘Aisha Buhari: Being different,” on Thursday.’
The book was written by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Administration and Women Affairs, Dr Hajo Sani.
Tinubu, who was the chairman of the occasion, said, “Given the First Lady’s achievements, no one can reasonably question the role …
